Woven-wire-fencing grip.



A. KNODLE. WOVEN WIRE FENCINGGRIP. APPLICATION FILED APR.1e, 1910.

Patented Nov. i, 19.10.A

plates 3. Fixed them as indicated at 5.

UNITED sTATn ARTHUR KNODLE, 0F LEAFRIVER ILLINOIS.

WovnN-w-IRE-Fnnom, GRIP.

To all whom it may concern;

citizen of the United States, residingat Leaf River, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, Shave invented certain newand useful Improvements in Woven-Wire-Fencing Grips, of which lthe following is a speci-4 cation, reference beinghadfto' theaccom panying drawings.

`My invention relates 4to improvements ink gripping lor clamping vdevices to engage woven wire, wire fencing or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a vsimple and practical gripping-device of this character which may be readily applied to and removed from wovenwire fabrlc, and which will effectively hold the same while being stretched. a j

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter' fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which y Figure l is a perspective view .illustrating the application of-the invention; and Figs. 2 and 3 are longitudinal and transverse sectional views.`

- My improved grip .or clamp comprises two rollers l preferably of cylindrical form. and mounted eccentrically on pivots' 2 which are rotatable in upperand lower connecting concentrically o n the pro ject-ing extremities of the upper pivots 2 are meshing cog` gearst, which latter cause the eccentric rollers 1` to rotate in unison and thereby cause them to act as cams to grip woven wire fencing fabric `W between For the purpose of `making the gripping action of these cam or eccentric rollens more effective, one or both of them may be provided with one or more longitudinal ribs, Asillustrated, the rib `5 cxtends'from end to end of one of the lrollers and the latter are of'such length as to receive a comparatively high or wide piece Aof fabric lV. The cam or eccentric rollers 'are actuated to gripping position by providing on them adjacent theirrenters, radially projecting arms 6 which are connected to the ends of two short chains or other flexible elements 7, which latter are in turn hooked on to a ring or link 8 which may be conf nected to a wire stretching tool or machine. The' arms 6 are'preferably constructed of- Specification of Letters Patent. Applicatonpled April 16,

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

1910. serial Ne. 555,792.

l i I-bolts passed through the rollers so that the chains may be hooked into their eyes, and they are strengthened and reinforced by conn/:al sleeves 9 having central openings to receive the bolts and enlarged concave base portions l0 shaped to fit the rollers.

From the foregoing it will be seen that `the invention" provides anexceedingly simpl'e and inexpensive grip or cam which may 'be readily applied to various kinds and sizes of woven wire fencing fabric, and which when applied will tightly. grip the same and render slipping impossible, the peculiar construction of the device causing the gripping vaction to increase as the pull on the fabric-increases. l y Having thus described the invention, what is claimed isz,

1. A wire fence gripping device comprising a pair of end plates, a pair of gripping rollers disposed between and having their ends bearing against the opposing sides of said end plates, rods extending eccentrically through said gripping rollers and also through and having their bearingsin said end plates, a pair of inter-meshing gears secured on one endof said rods for rotation therewith and bearing against the outer side of one of said end plates, sleeves projecting radially ,from said gripping rollers, bolts extending diametrically through said rollers and -longitudinally through said sleeves, said bolts having eyes at their outer ends, and bearing on the outer ends of said sleeves, said bolts securing-said sleeves to the said gripping rollers and co-acting therewith to form arms for said rollers, and chains, for the purpose set forth, attached to the eyes of said bolts. Y

2. In a wire fencing gripping device of the class described, a gripping roller. ancye.- bolt extending dia-metrically therethrough and a sleeve on one side of thev gripping roller, and through which the said eyebolt extends, said eye-bolt Securing saidrbrzu-ing sleeve to the said gripping roller and coacting therewith to form an operating arm for said roller.

I'n testimony whereof I hcreuntoaiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR KNODLE.

R. J. MYERS. 

